Species Details

Erythranthe sierrae

Sierra Nevada monkeyflower

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Classification

Scientific Name: Erythranthe sierrae N.S. Fraga
Common Name: Sierra Nevada monkeyflower
Family:	Phrymaceae
Element Code:	PDPHR01060
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes: added to 4.2 on 2013-10-02
Add Date:	2013-10-02
Date Edited:	2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Mar-Jul

Elevation:
185 - 2285 meters
605 - 7495 feet

General Habitats:

Cismontane woodland (openings)
Lower montane coniferous forest (openings)
Meadows and seeps (dry)

Microhabitat Details: vernally wet depressions, swales

Microhabitat:

Granitic (usually)
Gravelly (sometimes)
Sandy (usually)
Streambanks
Vernally Mesic

Notes

Notes: Known only from southern Sierra Nevada. Several occurrences at lower elevations are possibly extirpated. Many occurrences historical; needs field surveys. Possibly threatened by development, grazing, vehicles, road construction and maintenance, recreational activities, and non-native plants. Previously identified as E. palmeri. Similar to E. gracilipes. Not in TJM 2. See Aliso 30(1):49-68 (2012) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Kern (KRN), Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alta Sierra (3511865), Auckland (3611951), Breckenridge Mtn. (3511845), Camp Wishon (3611826), Case Mountain (3611847), Claraville (3511843), Democrat Hot Springs (3511856), Durrwood Creek (3611814), Gibbon Peak (3511887), Glennville (3511866), Hockett Peak (3611824), Hume (3611878), Johnsondale (3511885), Keene (3511825), Kernville (3511874), Lake Isabella North (3511864), Lake Isabella South (3511854), Lamont Peak (3511871), Millerton Lake East (3711915), Mineral King (3611845), Miramonte (3611961), Mt. Adelaide (3511846), Pine Flat Dam (3611973)*, Pinyon Mtn. (3511842), Piute Peak (3511844), Posey (3511876), Sentinel Peak (3611815), Silver City (3611846), Springville (3611827), Tehachapi South (3511814), Trimmer (3611983), Tucker Mtn. (3611962), White River (3511877), Woodlake (3611941), Woody (3511867), Woolstalf Creek (3511853)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Map

Presumed Extant

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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory